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'''Rocky Kansas''' was an Italian-born American tough, short (5'2" tall) former world lightweight champion boxer. He was born '''Rocco Tozzo''' on April 21, 1893, in Italy and came to America in 1898. Rocky Kansas was the brother of champion Joe "Kid" Kansas whom he combined with at an attempt to become a champion in 1938.
==Background==
Rocky was the younger brother of Joe "Kid" Kansas (Tozzo), and older brother of boxer Tony Tozzo. Kansas and his two brothers combined to defeat 189 opponents in the [[Buffalo, New York]] area from 1909
==Pro career==
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Leonard retired and Kansas was given his third title shot at [[Broadway Auditorium]] against [[Jimmy Goodrich]], who claimed the title after Leonard's retirement. Kansas was able to get inside on Goodrich and won all but one of the first 13 rounds. Kansas was awarded the 15-round decision, and after over 14 years of professional fighting, Rocky Kansas was finally a champion.<ref name= "Goodrich">{{cite news |last=Mulville |first=Mark |url= https://buffalonews.com/sports/jimmy-goodrich-rick-glaser-to-enter-state-boxing-hall-kreps-loses-at-trials/article_eca1250c-27d1-57fd-be68-2657d8b470ba.html |title=Jimmy Goodrich, Rick Glaser to enter state boxing hall; Kreps loses at trials |work=[[The Buffalo News]] |date=December 10, 2019 |accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
His glory was short lived. On July 3, 1926, he defended against 22-year-old [[Sammy Mandell]]. Mandell outboxed Kansas to win the title.<ref name= "Mandell">{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Mike |url= https://www.rrstar.com/article/20130721/NEWS/307219936 |title=Rock River Valley Insider: Sammy Mandell was a boxing champ |work=[[Rockford Register Star]] |date=July 21, 2013 |accessdate=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
==Retirement and death==
Kansas retired after the loss. Like many others, he was wiped out in the [[Wall Street Crash 1929|Stock Market Crash of 1929]]. Kansas worked for the city of Buffalo in New York State. He had a job there for a few years. Then, in 1952
==Professional boxing record==
All information in this section is derived from [[BoxRec]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/11876|title=BoxRec: Rocky Kansas}}</ref> unless otherwise stated.
===Official record===
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[[Category:1954 deaths]]
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[[Category:Boxers from New York (state)]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York]]
[[Category:American male boxers]]
[[Category:Italian emigrants to the United States]]
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